Reuben George

Reuben George

Male 1792 - 1862  (69 years)

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  • Name Reuben George  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 23 Feb 1792  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1830  Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1850  District 23, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 13 Jan 1862  Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28294  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Family Sarah McFarland,   b. 13 Jan 1802, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1873, Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1 Apr 1821  Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7, 8
    Children 
     1. Nancy George   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Thomas L. George,   b. 1824   d. 1898 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Ellen K George,   b. 11 Sep 1828, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1904, St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Jacob George,   b. Abt 1832, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Mary Helen Haines notes:

      Land Records:
      1823: Nov. 15, Reuben George assignee of William George #70, 80 acres: Sect. 24, 48N, 17W (Petite Saline area near Boonville)
      1825: June 1, Reuben George, assignee of William George #146, 80 acres: Sect. 24, 48 N, 17 W (Boonville area)

      History of Cooper County Missouri by W. F. Johnson pp. 413, 414
      ...Thomas L George was a native of Cooper County and was a son of Reuben George born in Tennessee reared there and rode to Cooper County on horseback from his Tennessee home made a location on the Petit Saline creek and married Sallie McFarland, daughter of another pioneer family. ... Reuben George, father of T L George born Feb 23 1792, came to the state from Tennessee in the year 1816 and settled on a farm 4 miles south of Boonville on the Petit Saline creek. He married Sarah McFarland April 1 1821. Thomas L George was born on the said farm, January 5 1824 had two sisters and one brother: Mrs. Nancy (George) Aseltyne, Ellen George and Jacob L George all now dead....Jacob McFarland great grandfather was born Feb 21 1772. Nancy (Cathy) McFarland his wife was born Jan 18 1780 and came to this state from North Carolina in the year 1816, and settled on a farm four miles south of Boonville MO., near the Petit Saline creek. They were the parents of Sallie George, wife of Reuben George; Sarah (McFarland) George was born in the state of North Carolina on January 13th 1802.
      Reuben George died in the county Jan 13 1862 and Sarah his wife died Nov 6 1873.
      History of Cooper County Missouri by W. F. Johnson pp. 413, 414
      ...Thomas L George was a native of Cooper County and was a son of Reuben George born in Tennessee reared there and rode to Cooper County on horseback from his Tennessee home made a location on the Petit Saline creek and married Sallie McFarland, daughter of another pioneer family. ... Reuben George, father of T L George born Feb 23 1792, came to the state from Tennessee in the year 1816 and settled on a farm 4 miles south of Boonville on the Petit Saline creek. He married Sarah McFarland April 1 1821. Thomas L George was born on the said farm, January 5 1824 had two sisters and one brother: Mrs. Nancy (George) Aseltyne, Ellen George and Jacob L George all now dead....Jacob McFarland great grandfather was born Feb 21 1772. Nancy (Cathy) McFarland his wife was born Jan 18 1780 and came to this state from North Carolina in the year 1816, and settled on a farm four miles south of Boonville MO., near the Petit Saline creek. They were the parents of Sallie George, wife of Reuben George; Sarah (McFarland) George was born in the state of North Carolina on January 13th 1802.
      Reuben George died in the county Jan 13 1862 and Sarah his wife died Nov 6 1873.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1055] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 23, Cooper, Missouri; Roll: 397; Page: 183a.

    2. [S1098] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Cooper, Missouri; Series: M19; Roll: 73; Page: 212; Family History Library Film: 0014854.

    3. [S1404] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm].

    4. [S1418] Carolyn M. Bartels, Cooper County Marriage Records - 1819 to 1833.

    5. [S1418] Carolyn M. Bartels, Cooper County Marriage Records - 1819 to 1833, Vol. A, p. 27.
      George, Ruebin and Sally McFarland, Ap. 1, 1821

    6. [S1419] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).

    7. [S1420] Carolyn M. Bartels, Cooper County Marriage Records - 1819 to 1833.

    8. [S1420] Carolyn M. Bartels, Cooper County Marriage Records - 1819 to 1833, Vol. A, p. 27.
      George, Ruebin and Sally McFarland, Ap. 1, 1821